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Results for: "play"

Translating from English to Walloon

Translations:

play — to engage in fun or games
→ djouwer
play — playful activity
→ djeu m
→ djouwaedje m
play — theatrical performance
→ pîce di teyåte f
→ djeu m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (17)

1. a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage;
- Example: "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
[syn: play, drama, dramatic play]

2. a theatrical performance of a drama;
- Example: "the play lasted two hours"

3. a preset plan of action in team sports;
- Example: "the coach drew up the plays for her team"

4. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill;
- Example: "he made a great maneuver"
- Example: "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
[syn: maneuver, manoeuvre, play]

5. a state in which action is feasible;
- Example: "the ball was still in play"
- Example: "insiders said the company's stock was in play"

6. utilization or exercise;
- Example: "the play of the imagination"

7. an attempt to get something;
- Example: "they made a futile play for power"
- Example: "he made a bid to gain attention"
[syn: bid, play]

8. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules;
- Example: "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
[syn: play, child's play]

9. (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds;
- Example: "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
[syn: playing period, period of play, play]

10. the removal of constraints;
- Example: "he gave free rein to his impulses"
- Example: "they gave full play to the artist's talent"
[syn: free rein, play]

11. a weak and tremulous light;
- Example: "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"
- Example: "the play of light on the water"
[syn: shimmer, play]

12. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously);
- Example: "he became a figure of fun"
- Example: "he said it in sport"
[syn: fun, play, sport]

13. movement or space for movement;
- Example: "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
[syn: looseness, play]

14. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;
- Example: "it was all done in play"
- Example: "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
[syn: play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper]

15. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;
- Example: "it is my turn"
- Example: "it is still my play"
[syn: turn, play]

16. the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize);
- Example: "his gambling cost him a fortune"
- Example: "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
[syn: gambling, gaming, play]

17. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully;
[syn: play, swordplay]


VERB (35)

1. participate in games or sport;
- Example: "We played hockey all afternoon"
- Example: "play cards"
- Example: "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"

2. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome;
- Example: "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"
- Example: "This development played into her hands"
- Example: "I played no role in your dismissal"

3. play on an instrument;
- Example: "The band played all night long"

4. play a role or part;
- Example: "Gielgud played Hamlet"
- Example: "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"
- Example: "She played the servant to her husband's master"
[syn: act, play, represent]

5. be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children;
- Example: "The kids were playing outside all day"
- Example: "I used to play with trucks as a little girl"

6. replay (as a melody);
- Example: "Play it again, Sam"
- Example: "She played the third movement very beautifully"
[syn: play, spiel]

7. perform music on (a musical instrument);
- Example: "He plays the flute"
- Example: "Can you play on this old recorder?"

8. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
- Example: "He acted the idiot"
- Example: "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
[syn: act, play, act as]

9. move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly;
- Example: "The spotlights played on the politicians"

10. bet or wager (money);
- Example: "He played $20 on the new horse"
- Example: "She plays the races"

11. engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion;
- Example: "On weekends I play"
- Example: "The students all recreate alike"
[syn: play, recreate]

12. pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity;
- Example: "Let's play like I am mommy"
- Example: "Play cowboy and Indians"

13. emit recorded sound;
- Example: "The tape was playing for hours"
- Example: "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"

14. perform on a certain location;
- Example: "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"
- Example: "She has been playing on Broadway for years"

15. put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game;
- Example: "He is playing his cards close to his chest"
- Example: "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory"

16. engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously;
- Example: "They played games on their opponents"
- Example: "play the stock market"
- Example: "play with her feelings"
- Example: "toy with an idea"
[syn: play, toy]

17. behave in a certain way;
- Example: "play safe"
- Example: "play it safe"
- Example: "play fair"

18. cause to emit recorded audio or video;
- Example: "They ran the tapes over and over again"
- Example: "I'll play you my favorite record"
- Example: "He never tires of playing that video"
[syn: play, run]

19. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination;
- Example: "She played nervously with her wedding ring"
- Example: "Don't fiddle with the screws"
- Example: "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
[syn: toy, fiddle, diddle, play]

20. use to one's advantage;
- Example: "She plays on her clients' emotions";

21. consider not very seriously;
- Example: "He is trifling with her"
- Example: "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
[syn: dally, trifle, play]

22. be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way;
- Example: "This speech didn't play well with the American public"
- Example: "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee"

23. behave carelessly or indifferently;
- Example: "Play about with a young girl's affection"
[syn: dally, toy, play, flirt]

24. cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space;
- Example: "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"

25. perform on a stage or theater;
- Example: "She acts in this play"
- Example: "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"
- Example: "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
[syn: act, play, roleplay, playact]

26. be performed or presented for public viewing;
- Example: "What's playing in the local movie theater?"
- Example: "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years";

27. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence;
- Example: "I cannot work a miracle"
- Example: "wreak havoc"
- Example: "bring comments"
- Example: "play a joke"
- Example: "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
[syn: bring, work, play, wreak, make for]

28. discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream;
- Example: "play water from a hose"
- Example: "The fountains played all day"

29. make bets;
- Example: "Play the races"
- Example: "play the casinos in Trouville"

30. stake on the outcome of an issue;
- Example: "I bet $100 on that new horse"
- Example: "She played all her money on the dark horse"
[syn: bet, wager, play]

31. shoot or hit in a particular manner;
- Example: "She played a good backhand last night"

32. use or move;
- Example: "I had to play my queen"

33. employ in a game or in a specific position;
- Example: "They played him on first base"

34. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
- Example: "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"
- Example: "Charlie likes to play Mary"
[syn: meet, encounter, play, take on]

35. exhaust by allowing to pull on the line;
- Example: "play a hooked fish"